Xiao An felt sorry for his son here. At this time, Liu Xiangnan also returned to his mansion. What he was most concerned about now was the movements of his daughter Liu Rumei.
The news sent by Liu Rumei still stopped at the action the day before yesterday, that is, Liu Rumei would stay and move forward for a day to buy time for Zhao Guangzong and the others to retreat.
After reading this, Liu Xiangnan quickly opened the map and took a look.
He seemed a little worried.
"Well, if this time is too risky"
Liu Yuanwen, who was standing next to him, said with a smile, "Dad, I'm afraid you are overthinking. My little sister is unstoppable and will fight all the way to Qingguang City. Then Jopson will definitely be too scared to come out, so there will be no obstacles to my little sister's retreat. "
Liu Xiangnan shook his head, "Well, that's what I said, but as soon as they retreat, Jopson will definitely know it."
"Four hundred miles away from Shuozhou, the border area, there is a Xiaoqing River. This river never freezes all year round. There is only a stone bridge to cross the river."
Liu Xiangnan pointed at the map, and finally said worriedly, "If the enemy destroys the stone bridge of Xiaoqing River, they will suffer disaster."
Liu Xiangnan's worries were not unreasonable. Chen Xiaobei and Zhao Guangzong retreated to Xiaoqinghe that day.
On this cold day, Zhao Guangzong was naturally very happy to have such an unfrozen river, and ordered to set up camp on the spot. The soldiers would simply rest and have a hot meal before getting ready to set off.
Chen Xiaobei took advantage of the time to cook, left everyone, slowly moved forward, and came to the stone bridge of Xiaoqing River. He climbed to the highest point and looked far into the distance.
This Xiaoqing River is really magical. It is surrounded by ice and snow, but the river is rushing eastward, and there are layers of mist rising on the river.
But as he looked at it, Chen Xiaobei felt something was wrong.
Liu Ziming and Liu Ziliang, who were responsible for protecting Chen Xiaobei, saw Chen Xiaobei looking left and right, and couldn't help but ask, "Uncle, what are you looking at here? Let's go back to eat when the meal is ready. After dinner, we still have to go on our way.”
Chen Xiaobei shook his head and led the two of them to see Zhao Guangzong.
Seeing Zhao Guangzongchen, Xiaobei was very polite, cupped his fists and saluted and said, "General Zhao, I have some ideas that I would like to discuss with you."
Zhao Guangzong was obviously a little flattered. He returned the greeting and said with a smile, "Brother Xiaobei, you are so polite."
"If you have anything to say, just say it."
Xiaobei pointed at Xiao Qinghe behind him, "General Zhao, if you were the general of the Great Earth Country and wanted to block us in the Great Earth Country, what choice would you make?"
After hearing this, Zhao Guangzong was stunned. He looked at Chen Xiaobei and asked in surprise, "I don't quite understand what you mean."
Chen Xiaobei nodded, which was reasonable, because at this time, Zhao Guangzong was probably thinking about withdrawing to the Great Land as soon as possible.
Chen Xiaobei didn't mean to blame him, because he was more thinking about how Liu Rumei would pass, while Zhao Guangzong only needed to think about the present.
"General Zhao, if I were the emperor of the Great Earth Kingdom and wanted to besiege Rumei, I would send people to destroy the stone bridge and then deploy troops on the other side. Do you think Rumei still has a way out?"
After Chen Xiaobei said this, Zhao Guangzong was stunned.
Liu Ziming and Liu Ziliang over there were even more stunned. Yes, they didn't think so much. The order they received was to protect Chen Xiaobei, so they should protect Chen Xiaobei.
After Zhao Guangzong was stunned, he suddenly stood up, with a respectful look on his face, and bowed respectfully to Chen Xiaobei, "My uncle said it just in time, it's Guangzong who is shallow. I just wanted to withdraw to Cangcang Kingdom quickly, but I never thought about it so much." .”
Seeing Zhao Guangzong's statement, Liu Ziming and Liu Ziliang were also very happy.
"Yes, uncle, we have all been negligent, but you are still thoughtful."
Zhao Guangzong looked serious, "Uncle, please wait a moment, I will make arrangements right away."
Soon Zhao Guangzong's order came down, 20,000 people on this side of the bridge, and 20,000 people on the other side of the bridge must protect the stone bridge.
This is not an ordinary stone bridge, it is the life and fortune of Liu Rumei and the others.
Looking at the busy people, Chen Xiaobei relaxed slightly. He turned to look at Liu Ziming and Liu Ziliang, "Immediately send someone to greet Rumei and tell her that the situation is urgent and to retreat quickly."
"Throw away all the belongings you brought. If possible, throw away the armor of the soldiers. Run as fast as you can."
Liu Ziliang was shocked when he heard this Liu Ziming.
"Uncle, if we throw away our armor and encounter an enemy ambush, we will suffer losses in the war."
Chen Xiaobei pointed at the soldiers in the distance, "We claimed to have 300,000, but we only brought 50,000. After many battles, the actual number was less than 40,000."
"I think Brother Datu will be able to react after we retreat. It is impossible for an army of 300,000 to retreat so fast. He will definitely send people to pursue us at full speed."
"After crossing the Xiaoqing River in front, we are still five hundred miles away from the border. If the soldiers go out in full armor, walking one hundred miles a day is the limit. Even if we travel day and night, we will still have at least three or four days before we can leave the border."
"Guest, if we wear simple clothes, throw away the heavy armor, and march from Xiaoqinghe for a day and a night, we will be able to go back not far away."
After listening to Chen Xiaobei's words, Liu Ziming and Liu Ziliang also deeply agreed. At this time, they also realized that staying in this big country for one more day would not only increase the risk, but would be several times more dangerous.
Soon several fast horses rushed out of the military camp.
At this time, Liu Rumei and his men also hurriedly retreated.
In order to save time, we can't light a fire to cook at noon. We just eat something on the roadside and take a simple rest.
At this moment, Tan Ma from behind hurriedly came to report, "Report to Miss Liu, all the enemy's elite troops have come out. One hundred thousand troops are catching up from behind. They are only about half a day's journey away from us."
Hearing this, Liu Rumei didn't panic. Instead, she nodded slightly. It would be wrong not to chase her. It was normal to chase her.
"Okay, pass on the order, make some simple repairs, and set off again after a stick of incense."
Just as they were desperately retreating, there was a different scene in Wannian City.
Xiao An sat back in the Qinzheng Palace and ordered that he would interrogate Zhu Meng personally.
At this time, Zhu Meng had regained consciousness after simple treatment, and the wound was simply treated. After all, there was no need to deal with it more carefully, because the head would be chopped off soon.
Zhu Meng was brought into the main hall and looked at Xiao An sitting on the throne. He felt infinite regret in his heart and his intestines turned green with regret.
If he didn't follow Sun Yuliang and mess around, the marshal of the army would still be his. I can still stand here above the court, with five people and six people.
But now that he has become a prisoner, Xiao An is still sitting on the throne.
